A woman who had her tongue removed to fight cancer now has a new one - made from her ARM. Grandmother-of-four Joanna Smith, 58, is a non-smoker but was diagnosed with tongue cancer after she spotted a tiny 'ulcer' in her mouth. She was given eight months to live unless she had it removed, so underwent 15 hours of surgery. Medics took out her tongue via a hole in her neck and made a new one using skin, muscle and a long vein from her left arm. The cleaner, from Clapham, Bedfordshire, was able to talk as soon as she woke up and can now eat and drink on her own.<br /><br />Welcome to SWNS TV. To licence any of our videos please call 00441179066550 or email pix@swns.com <br /> <br />Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see our viral, breaking news videos. Quirky, heartbreaking, random, shocking, all original content, updated daily. <br /> <br />https://swns.com/ <br />https://twitter.com/SWNS <br />https://www.instagram.com/swns/
